Man charged with thefts and assaults in Harare
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 263chat
Edwin Matiza, 26, appeared before a court in Harare, Zimbabwe, facing several charges, including theft, assault, unlawful entry and robbery. The alleged incidents involve phones and goods stolen from shops and during assaults, 263Chat reports.
Edwin Matiza, a 26-year-old man from Kambuzuma in Harare, is facing charges of theft, assault, unlawful entry and robbery before the magistrates’ court in the Zimbabwean capital. He was arrested on 20 October, according to court documents cited by 263Chat.
Matiza is accused of stealing two phones worth a total of $210 from a bread delivery driver’s vehicle, then snatching another phone from a complainant’s pocket. He is also suspected of entering a shop at night and stealing goods valued at $350; a radio said to have been stolen was later allegedly found in his possession.
The robbery charge concerns an attack on Baby Nengomasha in Kambuzuma Section 1. Edwin Matiza and an accomplice identified as Bako allegedly led the victim into a bushy area, beat her, then took a Samsung A3 phone and a speaker. Bako is still being sought. The police are relying in particular on a medical examination, an affidavit and the identification of Matiza by some complainants, according to the remand application.
